mosgiel_house_fire.jpg The fire happened on the corner of Braemar and Tyne Sts. Photo: Gerard O'Brien/ODTAn elderly man is believed to have died in a house fire in Mosgiel this morning, police say. Fire and Emergency NZ was called to a report of smoke coming from the roof of a house on the corner of Braemar St and Tyne St at 8.38am, a spokesman said. Police said an elderly man was believed to be the occupant. St John said an ambulance attended the scene, but the patient had died.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2019 21:45 UTC